By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida — Florida officials don’t have a plan for how to carry out a constitutional amendment that restores the right to vote to more than…
Replacing Jack
by Duwayne Escobedo, Inweekly –When it comes to replacing Jack Brown, commissioners already have begun compiling their wish lists. The next county administrator takes over during a pivotal time in Escambia County….
Ask Anything: Robinson begins weekly press conferences
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly —There was no agenda, no slant, no angle, no boundaries. No spiffy see-through lectern sporting the city’s swave logo. Just Mayor Grover Robinson, a couple of microphones and…
Studer shares outline for Transition Team
Quint Studer sent the following letter to Mayor Grover Robinson that outlines the work to be done by transition team: Grover, Thank you for attending the first meeting of your Transition Team…
Main Street Milton to host Smithsonian exhibit (video)
Main Street Milton has been selected to host “Hometown Teams,” a Smithsonian Institute “Museum on Main Street†exhibit. The Smithsonian Institute also awarded Main Street Milton $5,000 to provide programming to enhance…
Four-way Stop coming to Tarragona
Mayor Grover Robinson this morning announced at his press conference that the city will install a four-way stop at the intersection of Tarragona and Intendencia streets. He expected the project to be…
Bender appoints Callahan to SRIA board
District 4 Escambia County Commissioner Robert Bender this morning announced that he will appoint Liz Callahan to the Santa Rosa Island Authority. Callahan is the Senior Vice President and General Counsel for…
Pedaling Road Diets
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly– The architectural renderings are pretty, but at this point they are only the fever-dream visions of cycling enthusiasts and Complete-Street wonks. “This is obviously nothing official,†clarified David…
Does NRA control Florida Legislature
State Sen. Lauren Book, D-Plantation, yesterday filed a bill (SB 108) that would move the state’s concealed-weapons licensing program would be moved to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. However, National Rifle…
Maritime Park workshop: Planning in public
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly –Taking a moment to reflect following Thursday’s Pensacola City Council Workshop focused on future plans for the remaining properties at the Maritime Park as well as a whopping…
Crossfire continues on concealed weapons
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida… TALLAHASSEE — Agriculture Commissioner-elect Nikki Fried wants to move the handling of concealed-weapons licenses from the agency she will soon oversee to the Florida…
Hoskins named to DeSantis economy advisory
Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis yesterday announced his Transition Advisory Committee on the Economy. Ret. Capt. Keith Hoskins, who is Gulf Power’s West District General Manager, is among the 45 business leaders on the…
Mayor Robinson to host weekly press conferences
Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson has invited the media to join him for “Monday’s with the Mayor.†Starting Monday, Dec. 3, Robinson will begin holding weekly hour-long press conferences to make announcements, provide…
Help find lost GB dog
Inweekly writer Shelby Nalepa’s dog is missing in the city of Gulf Breeze. It’s a toy Australian Shepherd – “Blue merle, looks like he is wearing white socks on his feet. 8…
Buzz: Hayward hired by Andrews Institute
Inweekly has heard that former Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward will go to work for Dr. Jim Andrews and the Andrews Institute. He will help market the clinic nationally. His contract is reportedly…
DIB offers Parking Amnesty Week, Dec. 17-25
From Dec. 17-25, there will be no charge to park in a metered parking space on downtown Pensacola streets, the Downtown Improvement Board announced this week. Parking Amnesty Week, first celebrated in…
Mayoral transition team digs in
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly –Pensacola’s new mayor got to work little more than an hour after being sworn in. As one of his first official acts, Mayor Grover Robinson convened the first…
Broxson receives Senate committee chairmanship
State Sen, Doug Broxson, R-Gulf Breeze, has been named chairman of Banking and Insurance Committee. GALVANO TAPS LEADERS OF SENATE COMMITTEES By Christine Sexton The News Service of Florida… TALLAHASSEE — Senate…
City Survey: Satisfaction scores drop in 11 of 14 categories
On the last day of Mayor Ashton Hayward’s administration, the mayor’s office released the 2018 Community Survey conducted by the UWF Haas Center. In announcing the results, outgoing Mayor Hayward said, “Pensacola…
Patterson Hood Unplugged
by Jeremy Morrison Patterson Hood normally performs with his critically acclaimed band the Drive-By Truckers. Locally, folks will get a chance to hear them when the band plays Vinyl Music Hall in…